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Albania vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 18.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in Albania
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Albania
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 62.3% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.8% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Albania

The cost of transportation and clothing in Albania are more expensive than in Costa Rica. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Albania.

Albania vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$9.59 ALL798	-1.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$8.67 ALL722	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.77 ALL147	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.83 ALL69	-47.0%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$1.03 ALL85	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$5.40 ALL450	+20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$7.89 ALL657	+4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$3.20 ALL267	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$3.26 ALL272	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$0.65 ALL54	-63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$1.13 ALL94	+84.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$0.74 ALL62	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$0.66 ALL55	-46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.51 ALL42	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.53 ALL44	-52.2%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$8.27 ALL688	+51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$19.40 ALL1,615	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$30.95 ALL2,577	+97.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$16.59 ALL1,382	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$521.48 ALL43,423	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$357.61 ALL29,778	-35.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$61.56 ALL5,126	-3.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 62.3% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$175.46 ALL14,611	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	-58.6%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.46 ALL205	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$1.95 ALL162	-49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$4.30 ALL358	-8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$52.57 ALL4,378	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$7.66 ALL638	-15.9%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$54.19 ALL4,512	-6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$39.78 ALL3,313	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$94.48 ALL7,867	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$139.08 ALL11,581	+48.9%
Average			+3.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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